Paper.. The BIG Saturday Crossword

Cryptic clues

Across

1. Foremen make the

labourers pay! (6,5) 9. With reference to a poor sap in distress (7)

10. A dish that may be mixed in part of the restaurant (5)

11. He was more

disturbed by love! (5) 12. I see men as

adversaries (7)

13. The French gent is

acquitted (3,3)

15. Puts up at

gatehouses (6)

18. Adjust a target for marine competition (7)

20. Put on ice – it contains something invigorating (5)

22. Classical epithet applied to ‘Room at the Top’ (5)

23. One fellow after another translated Homer (7)

24. See 6 Down

Down

2. In truth, a remarkable

group of females (5) 3. Censure about the

first copy (7)

4. A tree’s transplanted

for the festival (6) 5. One of an early tribe

to do some fishing (5) 6 & 24Ac. Could they be golf or tennis coaches? (7,11) 7. Properly handled, this can turn out music (6,5)

8. One to finish a very short time after the winner! (5,6)

14. Get rid of some

slack (7)

16. Reject removed from

the pitch (7)

17. Much confused about an Eastern language (6)

19. Diplomacy will keep

one silent (5)

21. Mother returns in the run up to Belgian town (5)

Down

2. Coalition (5) 3. Fan (7)

4. Order (6) 5. Thread (5) 6. Curtail (7)

7. Be fortunate (6,5) 8. Limpid (11)

14. Parlance (7)

16. Unlawful (7)

17. Pill (6)

19. Tree (5)

21. Tax (5)